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Burglar snatches cash from Atascadero Mexican restaurant

Written on 15 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By CCT STAFF A burglar or burglars broke into an Atascadero Mexican restaurant early Monday morning and made off with an undisclosed amount of cash. Shortly before 7:30 a.m., a caller reported a burglary at La Parilla Mexican Grill in... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district lawyer accused of conflict of interest

Written on 15 Jan, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By CCT STAFF South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District legal counsel Gilbert Trujillo announced plans to terminate his contract with the district shortly after he was accused of failing to report a conflict of interest in a timely manner.... (Continue reading)

High speed chase ends in arrest in atascadero

Written on 15 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

BY CCT STAFF A man led CHP officers on a multi-highway car chase in San Luis Obispo County on Tuesday that ended with the suspect slamming the vehicle into a tree east of Atascadero. At about 3 p.m., a CHP... (Continue reading)

SLO County District Attorney responds to justice concerns

Written on 14 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

As a group of concerned citizens in San Luis Obispo County prepare to join in a March for Justice, planned for 3 p.m. at the county courthouse on Monterey Street, District Attorney Dan Dow released a statement regarding his views... (Continue reading)

Don’t let unscrupulous cannabis growers hijack SLO County

Written on 14 Jan, 2020 in Featured, Opinion | 4 comments

OPINION by DREW VAN DUREN An open letter to the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors: The unscrupulous cannabis hijack of the Board of Supervisor’s Dec. 17 public comment period served only to 1) avoid conforming cannabis operations with... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles woman sentenced to nearly 3 years for embezzlement

Written on 14 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By CCT STAFF A former office manager for the Life Community Church in Paso Robles, who was convicted of embezzling more than $200,000, received a prison sentence on Monday of two years and eight months. Claire Easton, 51, was also... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police searching for pair of counterfeiters

Written on 14 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By CCT STAFF San Luis Obispo police are searching for two men who allegedly used counterfeit cash to buy products from a beauty store Sunday evening. The suspects made the purchase in Ulta Beauty at about 6 p.m., according to... (Continue reading)

What’s driving SLO County’s erratic marijuana oversight?

Written on 14 Jan, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County supervisors will not only consider extending the time marijuana growers can continue to operate without a land use permit on Tuesday, but also what specific benchmarks applicants need to achieve to stay in... (Continue reading)

Attorney General investigating alleged racial profiling at Cal Poly

Written on 13 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

By CCT STAFF The California Attorney General’s Office is currently investigating an alleged racial profiling incident that occurred last year at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo. [Mustang News] On an undisclosed date last fall, a faculty member who is... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police searching for alleged two thieves

Written on 13 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By CCT STAFF San Luis Obispo police are searching for two thieves who allegedly stole from several businesses in the city over the weekend. At about 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, a theft occurred at a department store, Police Chief Deanna... (Continue reading)